I'm not sure if this is just one of those things that you only notice after you've bought one (like when you buy a new car, all you see on the road are other cars just like yours), but I keep seeing Gotham everywhere I look.
I started using it about a year ago for one of the companies I work for. We also use it on all the marketing materials for The Barkyard, per the style guide provided by the creators of the logo and brand, The Martin Group.
To me, Gotham may very well be the perfect font, so I really don't mind seeing it everywhere. I've decided to post each time I have a #GothamSpotting on my Twitter feed. Feel free to follow along.
See also: Font of the Year and Gotham in Ten Years.
I've been working on some branding for a couple of guys who are traveling around the United States for 31 days, spending 12 hours in each city. Sean Gregory of Time.com thinks they're crazy, but the local media here in Buffalo, NY seems pretty optimistic about the plan.
I'll post some more images when the designs have been finalized. In the meantime, become a fan on Facebook.
Labels: Infomercial, ShamWow, YouTube
Labels: Infomercial, Remix, Slap Chop, YouTube
After a day communing with nature it was time to return to our roots--shopping! We stepped out of the room, onto the elevator and who did we see but Teresa! Having learned from Pete that she had gotten laid off from Bethlehem Steel when the plant closed, we assumed she would be a bit down trodden--oh no--not our girl! She rebounded with a new job at Mac Truck!
Quick plans for lunch were made with Pete, Tre, Bob, Pumice, and myself (Maggie stayed back to sleep off her airline induced buzz). Bob and I enjoyed margaritas at Cha-Cha-Cha and Teresa ate a burritor the size of a chihuahua. After lunch we parted ways and got down to serious shopping (I'll leave out the part where Pum got us hopelessly lost for 8 years)
Louis V; Tiffany to try on engagement rings; and a visit to Banana—a two story mecca! Stopped at Starbucks (two meccas in one day!) and picked up a Portland city mug—it will NOT be going to Pum's office.
Back to the hotel before dinner, delicious Thai. We continued our hunt for the elusive pet shop we may or may not have seen previously on our wanderings about the city. No dice—but we found other stores...all closed! Pumice decided every day must be Sunday in Portland as all stores close at 6pm—gotta get in that last minute hike before dark!
Woke up around 8 or 9, headed out for some breakfast at Stepping Stone Café. We split a full (3) stack of 13" man-cakes with strawberries. Kate ate 1/2 of one, I had about 1/2 of my two. Truly lost to the man-cakes. Huge.
Planned to go to Mr. St. Helens or Mt. Hood or anywhere in that direction. We basically drove way too far, past the Columbia River Gorge. So, we turned around, Pete gave us some directions, we found an oasis-Starbucks, and continued our adventure. We got sidetracked at a damn, and saw a fish ladder. Fascinating. We then made it our "actual" destination: hiking up Eagle Creek to Punchbowl Falls. A 2-mile hike way way (4 total miles). Checked out Multanoma falls, then finally made it to the hotel around 8pm. It was too late for a fancy Chinese meal, so Panda Express hit the spot. Time to rest up for shopping!
Today is the day we become one with the crunchy granola! The day started at the Stepping Stone Café—an unassuming little café that hides a big surprise...MANCAKES! We ordered a full stack between the two of us, but probably only finished one full cake. The staff was wonderful and offered suggestions on local sights. Leaving Stepping Stone (10 pounds heavier) I spied a puppy across the street. While saying hello, her mommy came out and chatted with us, suggesting further hiking sites. And then...we were off!
The weather seemed a bit gloomy but soon cleared up as we drove 3,000 miles out of our way in search of the mysterious "gorge." Happily, our becoming lost lead us to "Panoramic Point," a beautiful outlook with Mt. Hood in the distance. We also checked out the fish ladder at the Bonneville Dam. It was actually very interesting...but still not the elusive gorge! Thankfully, Pete—from HP homebase—was able to provide us with directions to our destination: Eagle Creak and, finally, the gorge!
Clearly, neither of us are hiking machines, but, when in Rome... We set off with the intention of finding Punch Bowl Falls and met several doggies and people along the way, including one man who informed us of the tiny wild strawberries—YUM! They did not taste like warm boogers at all. After approximately 1 million years, we finally saw a sign: "Punch Bowl Falls 1/2". Now, we had learned from Mt. Hood that sins in Oregon are not very specific when it comes to numbers...half a mile, half way there, who knows?! When we did finally arrive, I was so excited I took my sneakers off and waded into the pool...FREEZING! But, once I lost feeling in my feet, I enjoyed the view while Pum stood ready to snap a photo should I have fallen on my butt.
On our hike back we depleted our water supply. Luckily, watching a lot of Discovery Channel paid off and we did not have to drink Pumice's pee. A little spring of fast moving water—just like Bear says—filled us back up. I am Weezle Grylls.
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